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Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble in my second semester of physics. We're covering magnetism right now. I can understand a derivation put before me of, for example, the torque due a current passing through a wire loop. However, I could never recreate this or reach a similar conclusion on my own. I have to memorize equations in order to solve any physics problems.
I know it's a waste of time to re-derive everything on an exam but my point is that I couldn't re-derive if even if I wanted do. Somehow I can understand the derivation but I can't do it on my own.
Am I a deficient physics student because I can't do this? Or is it common among us and something that comes with intense practice and experience?
I know it's a waste of time to re-derive everything on an exam but my point is that I couldn't re-derive if even if I wanted do. Somehow I can understand the derivation but I can't do it on my own.
Am I a deficient physics student because I can't do this? Or is it common among us and something that comes with intense practice and experience?